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PAGE 12 THE SPORTS BEAT By Glen May TERRACE BAY They must be worn This reporter has fastidious- Pierre Pilote: "I guess I'm ly talked to,- overheard, read, too old to wear one now. But I and listened to hockey players think they're a good idea. oratorically giving their views When I'm instructing at hock- regarding the pros and cons of ey school and a kid comes wearing a helmet to earn a_ without a helmet, I ask him living. : what's going on." The upshot of this latest out- cry resulted from a tragedy. It is indeed a puzzling and frus- trating world when a death has to be the key to unlock the door of common sense. Bill Masterton died from in- jury received in a game be- tween -his Minnesota North Stars club and the Oakland Seals. The general concept of the tragedy is now that it might have been avoided IF Masterton was wearing a hel- met. Dave Balon, who used to be a linemate of Masterton's: "I talked to my wife before the season and told her I would wear a helmet. But when I came to training camp there was only one helmet around and I didn't claim it." Hap Emms, owner and gen- eral manager of Niagara Falls Flyers in the Ontario Junior A Hockey League has ordered all of his players to wear helmets. The same now goes for the Peterboro Petes of the same league. Following are a host of com- merts from National Hockey League players and executive explaining their personal views on the use of helmets in hockey. NHL president Clarence Campbell said: 'Masterton's death was a normal hazard of our business. The very best helmets that money can buy are made available by the team if the players want them. Some. players just won't wear them." Gordie Howe: "No, I won't wear a helmet, but I'd recom- mend youngsters wear them." Bobby Hull: "The reason we don't wear helmets is vanity, that's all. After this I'm going to take a very careful look at the possibility of wearing a helmet." Stan Mikita: "I'll be wearing a helmet as soon as I can find a good one. And to be sure it's right for me, I'm working on my own design. J. C. Tremblay: "I've been hit cn the head only once since I've been wearing a helmet, but I'd never take it off now. I've only got one head and I'm going to keep protecting it." Frank Mahovlich says he "would wear a helmet tomor- row if ordered to do so" by his employers: Wren Blair of the Minnesota North Stars: "I think helmets are a good idea for amateur players. Pros are 'putting on entertainment and part of the artistic appeal is being close to the players and seeing their faces." One NHL'er told me that he is positive 95 percent of the players would wear helmets if a suggestion was put forth. Hockey players wear pounds of protective material from their shoulders to ankles. Yet, they leave the most important part of their anatomy open for wounds, be they minor or seri- ous. Professional hockey players are credited with intelligence, but it certainly makes this scribe wrinkle his brow in con- fusion when it's the teeny- boppers who show the intelli- gence of wearing helmets. Father to son trying to play violin while dog howls: "Junior; can't you play something the dog doesn't know?" NEWS Rossport - cont'd from page 13 FEBRUARY 1 The Rossport Curling Club opening bonspiel was held on Friday and Saturday evenings with four mix= ed rinks participating. Mrs. Edith Ibey threw the first rock to start the bonspiel . In the first event, Josephine Gerow's team of Pat= sey Gerow, Joyce Yandon and Joyce Mushqush won while Edith Hubelit's team of Tom Yandon, Dave Spencer and Mrs. Prinselaar were runners-up. In the second event, first were Anita Bowlier, Cha Chas Todesco, Edith Spillett and Rev. Prinselaar. Runners-up were Camilla Legault, Ken Bowlier, Edith Ibey and Carol Lespenski . Members of the executive presented the prizes at a social held in the club rooms after the games. A puppy draw was won by Mrs. Hattie Yandon and Mrs. Anne Todesco. 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